HRB Online Conference 2020 - Trust and Truth in Health Research The overall objective of this conference was to better enable participants explore challenges and solutions in building trust and truth in health research. The aim of the conference is To raise participants awareness and understanding of ‘misinformation and disinformation’ and its consequences. To explore the solutions available to everyone for assessing the credibility of any health claim and to become aware of trusted sources. To delve into the responsibilities on everyone for integrity in reporting and sharing health claims.

Understanding health misinformation and disinformation With so many claims made about health, this video will help address how to recognise reliable claims, think critically and make more informed decisions about health policy, practice and personal health choices. Keynote: Can unaccountable research ethics committees be trusted to help protect patients and the public? - Sir Iain Chalmers Presentation 1: Thinking critically about health claims - Professor Declan Devane Presentation 2: Fake News, False Memories & Fact-Checkers: Understanding and combatting health misinformation - Dr Gillian Murphy

Assessing the credibility of health claims This video will help you in exploring the concept of evidence-based medicine and the important role of health practitioners and patients in the critical analysis of evidence to make informed decisions about health. Keynote:  Research into so-called alternative medicine - Professor Edzard Ernst  Presentation:  Dare to know - Stakeholder collaboration in finding the truth in conflicting science - Margaret McCartney & Deirdre MacLoughlin

Responsibility and integrity in reporting health research This video will address the role of researchers, funders, policymakers and media to ensure that approaches to conducting and reporting research, as well as communicating outcomes, are reliable and robust.   Session moderator: Dr Claire O Connell, journalist and broadcaster Presentation 1: 'Promoting trustworthy research: do we need to modify current perverse incentives and rewards when assessing researchers?'  - Dr David Moher Presentation 2:  'Developing a culture of good research practice: National and international examples' - Dr Maura Hiney & Professor Anita Maguire   Keynote:  'Flattening the curve of misinformation ... strategies for success in a world of alternative facts' - Mark Little Presentation 3:  'Understanding and countering healthcare disinformation' - Dr Eileen Culloty

Updated:: 21/07/2023 [intanbasirah]